Round 1

Oliveira is headhunting early, pressing toward Smoliakov with big
right hands while the Russian stays on his back foot, flicking out
leg kicks. Oliveira hustles his opponent against the fence with
underhooks, and Smoliakov takes the opportunity to land some short
punches to the side of the Brazilian’s head. The heavyweights
separate, and now it’s Smoliakov stepping forward to tag Oliveira
with a right hand. Oliveira drops to his knees and shoots for a
takedown but has to settle for another clinch on the fence. They
split with two minutes left in the round; Smoliakov looks tired
already, his mouthguard falling to the ground as he draws a deep
breath. Henrique shoots again and finally completes a double-leg
takedown with 60 seconds left. He’s trying to take out Smoliakov
before the round ends, bashing through the Russian’s guard with
elbow strikes, but Smoliakov withstands the assault.

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Round 2

Smoliakov emerges for the second frame with his right eye
completely swollen shut, but he manages to fend off Oliveira’s
first takedown attempt with ease. Oliveira brings the fight back to
the fence and winds up just holding Smoliakov against the cage,
unable to secure another takedown. Oliveira drops for a single-leg,
giving Smoliakov a chance to escape, but Smoliakov trips and falls
to his knees as he tries to yank his leg free. Oliveira follows him
to the mat and throws right hands from riding position. Smoliakov
looks spent, just turtling up and giving Oliveira nothing in
return, but Oliveira’s scattered punches aren’t doing enough to
force a stoppage. Finally, Henrique’s punches force Smoliakov to
raise his head, allowing the Brazilian to slip his left arm around
the neck. Oliveira rolls Smoliakov onto his side and bears down on
the rear-naked choke, forcing a quick tap.

The Official Result

Round 1

Knight closes the distance quickly, backing up Alers to the fence
with long, probing jabs. Alers circles to his right around the edge
of the cage and throws out a few leg kicks. A two-piece combo
scores for Alers, but he has to get his head out of the way quickly
as Knight whips a hard counter right. A low kick from Knight chops
the legs out from under Alers, who hurries back to his feet. Alers
isn’t engaging enough for Knight, who raises his hands and calls
“The Beast” forward. Alers gets his wish, as Alers connects with a
punch that opens a long, bloody gouge on Knight’s right cheek.
Inside the final two minutes of round one, Alers shoots a powerful
double-leg and runs Knight to the ground in the center of the cage.
Knight quickly posts and stands, then starts jabbing his way
forward again. Knight gets Alers backing up with punches and then
scores a takedown of his own in the last 30 seconds.

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Round 2

The frame begins with more of the same from round one, with Knight
pressing the action and moving Alers around the perimeter of the
cage. Knight is constantly moving forward, snapping off jabs and
the occasional hook while mixing in leg kicks and front kicks.
Alers’ refusal to engage continues to frustrate Knight, who is
flapping his arms and screaming at his opponent by the midway point
of the round. Alers eats a hard right hand as he’s backed up to the
wall again; he grabs for a clinch or takedown, but Knight gives him
nothing. Alers’ face is getting messed up now, too, with blood
trickling from the outside corner of his damaged right eye. Inside
the 60-second mark, Alers shoots and takes down Knight near the
fence. Knight immediately begins working for a triangle from his
back, but Alers shucks the legs, stands and dives back to the mat
with a right hand. Knight sweeps just before the end of the round
and has to dodge a triangle or armbar attempt from Alers.

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Round 3

Alers connects with a powerful right hand in the first 10 seconds
of the fight, and Knight goes stumbling backward to the fence.
Knight moves to pull guard as Alers closes in, looking for a
takedown. Knight willingly goes to the ground and begins tangling
“The Beast” in his lanky limbs. One minute in, Knight kicks Alers
away and jumps back to his feet, but Alers comes shooting for
another takedown. Knight stuffs the shot and tries to spin for a
back-take, but Alers gets to his feet and separates. The 145ers
reset in the center with three minutes left to fight. Knight stomps
forward and walks into a hard jab from Alers, who takes a couple
hard leg kicks in return. Alers scores another takedown with two
minutes remaining, this time passing immediately to side control on
Knight’s right. Knight takes a minute to work his way back up, and
now the featherweights are back on their feet with under a minute
left to fight. Knight swings tired punches and nearly falls to the
ground as he shoots for a takedown. He pulls Alers to the ground
for a split-second, keeps a waistlock as they stand, and that’s
where it ends.

The Official Result

Round 1

Oliveira catches Moontasri throwing a spinning kick and rushes the
American against the fence as he spins around. Moontasri does well
to fend off the takedown attempt, even regaining his balance after
being lifted off the ground by “Cowboy.” Oliveira keeps him trapped
on the wall until about two minutes in, when Moontasri spins him
around and takes the outside position in the clinch. Oliveira
shoots a hard knee up the center; the point of his knee appears to
land in Moontasri’s stomach, but his shin connects with the cup,
sending Moontasri to his knees. Referee Herb Dean pauses the action
and calls for the doctor to check on Moontasri, who’s still on the
ground in agony. Moontasri recovers after a few minutes, and action
resumes with 3:00 on the clock. Oliveira misses with a head kick,
takes a kick on the arms from Moontasri, then shoves the
“Moonwalker” against the fence again. Oliveira drops to try a
single-leg, can’t get it, and now Moontasri spins him against the
cage. They trade positions again, both men grinding away with short
strikes in the clinch, but neither appearing to do much damage. In
the waning seconds of the round, Oliveira pops Moontasri with a
pair of uppercuts and drives a knee into his midsection.

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Round 2

Oliveira digs an underhook and muscles Moontasri against the fence
again, but Moontasri denies his attempt to drop levels for a
takedown-attempt. There’s lots of head- and hand-fighting as the
welterweights work in the clinch, with Oliveira maintaining the
outside position. “Cowboy” hits Moontasri with another hard knee to
the body, drops levels to try the takedown again and this time
completes the shot. With 2:30 on the clock, Oliveira works from
half guard on Moontasri’s right side, with the American’s left side
flush against the fence. Moontasri tries to roll right and escape,
but Oliveira holds him down and nearly steps over to full mount.
Moontasri blocks the mount by trapping Oliveira’s left foot between
his legs, but the Brazilian’s weight continues to pin him down.
Oliveira flattens out Moontasri and puts both hands over his face
to smother. With one minute left, Oliveira stands and drops punches
on Moontasri, then drops back to the ground to throw hammerfists
with both hands. Moontasri gets back to his feet just before the
round ends, though not before absorbing several uppercuts and knees
to the body.

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Round 3

The welterweights engage in an early firefight, with Moontasri
appearing to take the worse of the exchange thanks to a couple hard
right hands from Oliveira. “Cowboy” shoots for a takedown and once
again floors Moontasri near the fence. Oliveira tries to make
things uncomfortable for Moontasri with a can opener, but he
releases in favor of dropping punches and grinding a forearm across
Moontasri’s face. Short elbows and punches score for Oliveira as
they fight through the middle of the final frame; Moontasri seems
to have no route to escape from underneath, jammed as he is at the
base of the fence. Oliveira’s strikes are measured at this point,
but he puts a little extra sauce on a series of hard right hands to
Moontasri’s ribs. More body punches and elbows to the face score
for Oliveira down the stretch.

The Official Result

Round 1

Prazeres takes the center of the cage in the opening moments of the
bout, while Cottrell cuts angles around the outside. Prazeres takes
the better part of a minute to close the distance, but once he
does, he’s able to wrestle Cottrell to the floor. Cottrell springs
back to his feet and separates straight away, but when he comes
back at “Trator” with a leg kick, Prazeres snatches it up and
converts it for another takedown. Cottrell hits a sweep, but
Prazeres catches him in an omoplata along the way. The Brazilian
tries to catch Cottrell’s other arm but can’t quite reach across
his rangy opponent’s back. Cottrell tries to flip his way loose and
winds up on the bottom, freeing his right arm in the process. Now
it’s Cottrell looking for a kimura from the bottom, but Prazeres
isn’t having it. Prazeres pulls the arm back and passes to side
control, where he seems content to ride out the final minute of the
round.

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Round 2

Cottrell charges at Prazeres with a big left hook, but “Trator”
ducks underneath and hits another takedown, this time in the center
of the cage. Cottrell gets back on his feet, but only for a few
seconds, as Prazeres catches a leg kick for another takedown. The
sequence repeats a few more times, Cottrell standing and then being
taken back to the floor by the powerful Prazeres. Two minutes into
the round, Cottrell regains his footing and defends another
takedown with his back to the fence. Prazeres backs away and allows
Cottrell to come forward, but the American now seems hesitant to
engage. Cottrell finally runs at Prazeres with another left hand;
sure enough, Prazeres changes levels and plows him to the floor.
Cottrell stands with 1:40 on the clock and separates a few seconds
later. Prazeres is just waiting for an opportunity to clinch and
take down his opponent again; when Cottrell denies the next trip
attempt, Prazeres simply shoves him away. One more takedown goes
for Prazeres with 45 seconds remaining, and the lightweights finish
the round on the mat.

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Round 3

Prazeres eats a jab but then presses forward to slug Cottrell with
a left hook and a solid right hand. Another right comes down the
center, then a left hook rocks Cottrell’s head in the other
direction. Despite landing some of his best punches of the fight,
Prazeres opts for another takedown, planting Cottrell at the foot
of the fence. Cottrell stands up with Prazeres still wrapped around
his waist, peels away the hands and separates with just over three
minutes left in the fight. Cottrell blocks a single-leg attempt but
gets clipped with a right hand behind the ear, allowing Prazeres to
keep his tired opponent on the wall for a few more seconds.
Cottrell circles away and Prazeres walks after him; the Brazilian
connects with another solid left hand and then takes down Cottrell
again. Cottrell escapes to his feet and gets some space, and now
the tired lightweights stand in front of one another with about one
minute remaining in the bout. Cottrell looks for a last-second
finish, lunging at Prazeres with punches and kicks, including an
accidental groin strike. Prazeres recovers quickly from the
inadvertant foul, and the fight ends a few seconds later.

The Official Result

Round 1

Usman wastes no time in pushing Yakovlev against the fence with an
underhook. The welterweights stay there for about the first 90
seconds of the fight, Usman landing a few thumping right hands to
the body before taking Yakovlev to the ground. Usman connects with
four or five hard rights to the face as he tries to mount Yakovlev,
who gets to one knee to prevent the dangerous position. Yakovlev
grabs the fence as he tries to stand; referee John McCarthy slaps
his hand away. Seconds later, Yakovlev grasps the chain-link again;
McCarthy immediately pauses the fight and takes a point away from
Yakovlev for the infraction. They restart on the ground, where
Yakovlev tries to turn the tables by driving for a single-leg of
his own. The wrestler Usman blocks the attempt and keeps Yakovlev
pinned against the cage, eventually spinning him back to the floor
with just under two minutes remaining. Usman flattens him out at
the 90-second mark, but the action stalls from there. Yakovlev
absorbs a couple solid elbows from the top man just before the
round ends.

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Round 2

Yakovlev uses body kicks to keep Usman out of grappling range in
the opening minute, but Usman is moving him around the edge,
controlling the cage with pressure. Usman shoots a high double and
winds up holding Yakovlev against the fence, where the Blackzilians
fighter switches to a bodylock and completes the takedown. Yakovlev
wraps up from underneath and clasps his hands, trying to limit
Usman’s movement in his half guard. Usman uses his right arm to
press down on Yakovlev’s body, then grinds on the Russian’s face
with short elbows and forearm strikes. Yakovlev grabs for a heel
hook, so Usman stands and spins, pulling his leg clear and landing
in north-south position. Usman controls the final half minute from
there, landing body punches while Yakovlev tries in vain to kick
off the cage.

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Round 3

Usman shoots in behind an overhand right and drags Yakovlev to the
floor near the fence within 30 seconds of the bell. “The Nigerian
Nightmare” threatens to wrap up an arm-triangle choke as he works
from half guard, but Yakovlev catches Usman in a far-side headlock
to slow his progress. Yakovlev gets to his knees, then slowly to
his feet, but Usman rips him right back to the ground and steps
over to full mount. Yakovlev eats a couple hard elbows but his arms
are up and deflecting many of Usman’s strikes. At the two-minute
mark, Yakovlev bucks Usman out of mount and then defends as the
wrestler tries to take his back. Yakovlev kneels at the fence for a
moment, eats a few more punches and then scrambles up. Usman keeps
him trapped on the fence as they hit the final minute, then pulls
Yakovlev to the ground and mounts him again. Yakovlev wraps up from
the bottom and doesn’t absorb too much damage, though one elbow
opens a cut on the outside of his right eye.

The Official Result

Round 1

Seconds into the fight, Castro connects with a spinning kick and
follow-up right hand which have Elkins staggered near the fence.
Elkins shakes the cobwebs and catches the next high kick from
“Pepey,” then runs the Brazilian to the ground in the center of the
cage. Castro cranks Elkins’ right arm with a kimura from the bottom
and uses it to sweep to full mount, but Elkins quickly recover
butterfly hooks. Castro stands over the American, bashing him with
two hard punches on the way. Elkins’ face is a bloody mess less
than two minutes into the fight; nonetheless, he sits up and drives
forward, running Castro against the wall for a takedown attempt.
Elkins completes his second takedown of the fight and this time
manages to keep Castro on the bottom for more than a few seconds.
Solid hammerfists connect for Elkins as he tries to navigate
Castro’s lengthy guard. Two minutes left in the round and “Pepey”
continues to hold Elkins in guard. Elkins mashes him against the
fence, but Castro works back to his feet and jumps guard with
another kimura attempt. Elkins goes to the ground and posts up
until Castro releases the arm.

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Round 2

Elkins ducks under Castro’s first attack of the round, can’t get a
takedown but socks the Brazilian with a left hand on the way out.
Another spinning heel kick partially lands for “Pepey,” but this
time Elkins is able to grab the leg and trip him to the ground on
the way out. From his back, Castro attacks with a heel hook,
forcing Elkins to go on the defensive and eventually surrender top
position. Castro stands over Elkins and threatens with strikes as
the American stands; Unfortunately, one of those strikes is an
illegal knee to the head while Elkins is still on his knees.
Referee Herb Dean pauses the fight and gives Elkins a moment to
recover from the foul; “Pepey” apologizes profusely, but Dean still
has to dock him one point for the foul. When the fight resumes,
Elkins hits another takedown just under three minutes left in the
round. Castro’s shifting guard is creating problems, but Elkins
still manages to connect with a couple solid punches. Castro tries
to kick him away, can’t get enough separation to scramble up and
remains under Elkins as they enter the last 90 seconds. Elkins
catches Castro sitting up and looks to have an arm-triangle setup,
but the wrestler releases the hold in favor of dropping punches.

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Round 3

Elkins latches on to a low kick from “Pepey” and floors the
Brazilian once again inside of 30 seconds. Two or three harsh
elbows smack the jaw of Castro, who’s continually working to kick
Elkins away and create space to stand. The space isn’t coming,
though, as Elkins maintains top control and slams Castro with a
hard left hand. Two minutes into the round, Castro kicks Elkins far
enough away to scramble back to his feet. Castro’s next move is a
jumping kick, which Elkins gets hold of and uses to score another
takedown. It’s rough, grinding stuff from Elkins here, just pinning
Castro to the mat from guard and occasionally slamming a right hand
or elbow against his face. Down to the final minute, Castro is
still trying to escape, still kicking at Elkins from the bottom.
One kick backs up Elkins a few steps, but the wrestler crawls right
back to hold “Pepey” on the mat. Castro tries a kimura, can’t get
it going. At the 10-second clapper, both featherweights begin
swinging wild, flailing punches, but neither man scores with
anything clean before the final bell.

The Official Result

Round 1

Saenz looks to establish the range with early leg kicks, while the
taller Wineland sends out long jabs as he steps forward. Wineland
ducks under a big left hand from Saenz and tries to trip him to the
mat, but Saenz blocks the takedown and circles away. Two minutes
into the round, not much has been decided, though it’s still
Wineland moving forward, threatening to open up with his punches.
Saenz continues to fend him off with scattered leg kicks, but he
lunges forward with another telegraphed left hand which Wineland
easily slips. Wineland comes back upright with a left hook to the
jaw that puts Saenz on rollerskates for a moment. Saenz seems to
have recovered quickly as he circles away again at the two-minute
mark. Wineland waits a bit too long to strike and gets his leg
snatched up by Saenz, who spins the WEC veteran to the mat with
just over 60 seconds on the clock. Wineland kicks off and nearly
escapes, but Saenz takes his back as they stand and then rides him
back to the ground for the final 20 seconds.

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Round 2

Wineland takes a kick on the cup in the opening seconds of the
round, but he’s OK to continue after a few seconds of recovery.
Saenz is throwing more punches already here the second, barging
into the pocket with his head down and arms swinging. Wineland
continues his forward press and measured approach, constantly
feinting and sizing up punches but rarely letting his hands fly.
When Wineland does connect with punches, they’re hard ones, turning
Saenz’s head with swift hooks. Wineland gets another kick to the
cup; he doesn’t need long to recover from this one, but he doesn’t
look pleased with Saenz after the second foul. They’re back to
business inside the final two minutes, and Wineland is starting to
up his aggression. He zaps Saenz with a right hand and turns away a
pair of takedown attempts. Saenz whiffs on another shot and gets an
uppercut for his trouble. Wineland makes up some ground down the
stretch as he continues to duck underneath Saenz’s wide hooks and
pepper him with flurries on the counter.

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Round 3

Saenz lands a hard leg kick but gets blasted over the top by
Wineland’s right-hand counter. Wineland keeps stepping forward,
feinting and jabbing, now firing a hard right hand into Saenz’s
breadbasket. Saenz shoots a single, Wineland threatens with a
headlock and then shoves him away. Saenz throws a sloppy
combination and Wineland makes him pay with a blistering right
cross. Saenz is still semi-conscious as he drives for a takedown
from his knees, but Wineland allows him to stand up and stagger
away. Wineland chases him around the edge of the cage, lands
another right down the middle, now a left hook, another right.
Saenz is on his feet, and referee Rob Madrigal steps in to call a
halt to the contest.

The Official Result

Round 1

Herrig keeps the incoming Curran at bay in the opening minute with
kicks to the legs and body, plus a few snappy jabs. Curran keeps
coming and gets hold of a kick, then tries to rush Herrig, but the
veteran reverses momentum and trips up Curran instead. Herrig lands
on top in Curran’s half guard, staying tight on top as the Hawaiian
looks to create space. Curran tries to bump and roll, but Herrig
transitions smoothly to back-mount as she stands. Herrig’s weight
pulls Curran backward to the ground as the “Lil Bulldog” applies a
rear-naked choke. Herrig’s right arm doesn’t look to be fully under
Curran’s chin at first, but after 20 seconds of squeezing and
adjusting, the choke is extremely tight and Curran has no choice
but to tap.

The Official Result

Round 1

Ngannou takes the center of the cage while Mihajlovic dashes around
the perimeter. Mihajlovic moves side to side, looking for an
opening against Ngennou, who towers over the Serbian with a height
advantage of at least five inches. Mihajlovic tries to clinch, gets
shoved away, and now Ngannou attacks him at the fence. A glancing
right hand to the jaw sends Mihajlovic stumbling, then pulling
guard. Ngannou kneels down and drops hammerfists on the Serbian’s
face. Three hard shots get Mihajlovic covering up, going fetal as
Ngannou continues to pound away. Referee Herb Dean gives Mihajlovic
only a moment to recover as Ngannou lands two or three punches,
bouncing three or four more off Mihajlovic’s arms. Dean isn’t
seeing anything from the downed fighter, so he steps in to stop the
bout, to the displeasure of the bloodied Mihajlovic.

The Official Result

Round 1

Melendez takes a pair of hard kicks on the lead leg as he reaches
for Barboza’s chin with his right hand. “El Nino” shoots a long
single-leg in the center of the cage, but Barboza yanks the leg
away and backpedals. Barboza sidesteps another shot as he continues
to evade Melendez’s offense in the opening two minutes. Melendez
catches a body kick and runs Barboza to the fence, but the
Brazilian dashes away again. Halfway through the opening round, the
lightweights bounce on their toes near the middle of the Octagon.
Barboza slides to the outside, gets tagged with a straight right
hand as Melendez lunges into range, then moves back to the middle.
Now it’s the striker controlling the center, but still both men
look hesitant to engage in any prolonged exchanges. Both score with
left hooks in the pocket; Barboza follows up with a straight right.

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Round 2

Melendez bounces a few punches off Barboza’s gloves before touching
his face with a right hand down the middle. Barboza snuffs out a
takedown attempt, underhooking Melendez’s arms and tossing the
American to the floor. The striker stands over Melendez, kicking at
his legs for 10 seconds until referee John McCarthy calls for a
restart. Barboza chops Melendez to the ground with a hard leg kick,
then tacks on a right hand as the former Strikeforce champ gets
back to his feet. Melendez misses with a straight right and gets
another kick to the left knee, which is beginning to turn purple
here at the midway mark of round two. Barboza dodges a series of
heavy right hands, but Melendez throws a jab and follows with
another right that finds the mark. Melendez tries to hold Barboza
on the wall, but the Brazilian recovers quickly and escapes to the
center. Sixty seconds on the clock, Barboza trades a body blow for
a Melendez right hand upstairs. Barboza catches a body kick and
foot-sweeps Melendez to the canvas, then postures up in guard and
drops right hands for the remaining few seconds.

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Round 3

Barboza puts another hard kick on Melendez’s left knee, and this
time “El Nino” draws the leg back with a grimace. Another low kick
almost takes the leg out from under Melendez, but he keeps inching
toward Barboza. Not much action from either man through the middle
of the round, with Barboza’s leg kicks providing the best offense.
Barboza stuffs a shot from Melendez, then lands another low kick
and a left hook. Barboza is controlling the center at the
two-minute warning, while Melendez hops around the outside,
breathing with his mouth wide open. Melendez sticks a jab but can’t
follow up as Barboza lands another low kick and circles off.
Melendez buzzes over the top with a right hand as the final 30
seconds tick away without incident.

The Official Result

Round 1

Rob Madrigal is the referee for tonight’s 135-pound main event,
with judges Sal D’Amato, Brian Puccillo and Rick Winter scoring the
bout at cageside. The southpaws circle one another in the center of
the cage, both twitching and feinting, both landing leg kicks in
the tense opening minute of the bout. Holm moves Shevchenko toward
the fence with stomping low kicks and side kicks, but it’s
Shevchenko landing a right hand as Holm steps into the pocket.
Shevchenko puts another stiff right on Holm’s chin, but seconds
later, Holm sends “Bullet” to the mat with an uppercut to the jaw.
Shevchenko springs back to her feet and shakes off the knockdown,
her nose reddened from Holm’s hands. Holm whiffs on a high kick,
takes a chop on the lead leg and then a jab to the face as she
tries to close the distance on the shorter woman. Shevchenko ducks
under Holm’s next attack, bodylocks and trips her to the floor, but
the former UFC titleholder jumps right back up. Now it’s Holm
pressing Shevchenko against the fence with one minute on the clock,
driving some hard knees into Shevchenko’s legs as time expires.

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Round 2

There’s not much action through the first two minutes of the round,
apart from the bantamweights trading low kicks and constantly
feinting strikes. Suddenly, Shevchenko grabs hold of Holm and spins
her against the cage, but Holm reverses and escapes. Shevchenko
dodges a hard, straight right hand and bounces a spinning backfist
off Holm’s raised mitt. Holm knocks her backward with a side kick
to the stomach, but now Shevchenko comes back with an overhand
left, then a hard low kick. It’s slow going down the stretch, with
neither fighter really looking to seize control of what has been a
very narrow round.

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Round 3

Holm checks some early leg kicks from Shevchenko, who steps off to
the side and lands a straight right on the back. Shevchenko lands a
clean kick, comes over the top with another right hand, then gets
hold of a Holm kick and sweeps her to the floor. Holm stands up
immediately and spins Shevchenko’s back against the fence with
over-unders. Holm is sporting a cut on the right eyebrow, but the
blood doesn’t seem to be leaking into her eye. Shevchenko tries to
separate by backing out, and Holm overcommits on her drive forward,
allowing Shevchenko to sidestep and use the boxer’s momentum for a
trip takedown. Shevchenko lands on top, now working from Holm’s
half guard with more than two minutes remaining in the round.
Holm’s left side is flush to the fence, preventing Shevchenko from
mounting or throwing right hands. Shevchenko isn’t doing much on
top, but she’s keeping Holm flat on her back as the final 90
seconds run off the clock. Holm’s eyebrow cut gets a little worse
by the end of the round after Shevchenko drops a few elbows on it.

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Round 4

Holm’s corner has stemmed the bleeding from her right eyebrow, the
cut on which was caused by an accidental clash of heads in the
previous round. The bantamweights get off to another slow start,
but Shevchenko begins to warm up after that, chopping at Holm’s
lead leg and landing a right hand down the middle. Holm gives
Shevchenko a leg kick, gets an angry chop in return. Shevchenko
sticks her jab, comes over the top with a left and then backpedals
away as Holm stomps forward. Holm is mostly shadowboxing this
round, repeatedly pulling up short with her combinations. The
ex-champ limp-legs out of a Shevchenko takedown attempt as they hit
the last 90 seconds of the round. Shevchenko catches a kick and
tries the single-leg again, still can’t get it. The strikers clash
arms as both lean inside and throw punches over the top.

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Round 5

The final round begins in the same fashion as most of the others,
with the fighters jabbing and circling for a solid minute, neither
one quite finding the mark with anything but low kicks.
Shevchenko’s kicks have reddened the right leg of Holm, but “The
Preacher’s Daughter” stands firm as she denies a double-leg
attempt, now two minutes into the period. Shevchenko lunges into
range with another leg kick and gets popped with a jab for her
trouble. Holm whiffs on an overhand left and takes a right cross on
the grill. Body kick scores for Holm as they head into the final 90
seconds of the fight. Shevchenko dodges another Holm left and again
makes her pay with a right hand. Inside the last minute, Shevchenko
is still looking snappy, still whirling around on backfists and
beating the slower Holm to the punch.